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"Skiles said Henson was really active and was playing above the rim, which would warrant more playing time against the Bulls.

"He'll definitely get a look," Skiles said. "He's not going to start or anything, but he'll definitely get a look."

Henson's only action Saturday came in the second quarter and his only stat was one foul.

"It sucks, man. It sucks," Henson said. "It happens; life of a rookie. I'll be all right.

"What can you say?"

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"Skiles would not confirm the reason for Dalembert's benching, but Dalembert said the issue was a "misunderstanding." Dalembert said he was in the locker room more than an hour before the game but stepped outside the locker room and was talking on the phone.

"Coach said there were certain times to be there, and I was in the building," Dalembert said. "I thought it was a little harsh. My team could have used me out there.

"That was the punishment. Nobody told me nothing before the game. So I found out the next day. If there's a miscommunication and a misunderstanding ... everybody misunderstands stuff but we communicate."

Most people will probably remember how I feel about coach Skiles, and what I have hoped happened long ago. From stuff he said and did the past two seasons, I kind of lost all respect I had for his coaching abilities, as well as his "say one thing, but do another."

At this time in the season, I must say that I have seen a certain willingness from Skiles to adapt to his team roster. I believe he has done a good job at making sure the offense goes through his two best choices for success. I must give him the benefit of the doubt for now becasue I see progress and a few other small, but positive, things.

As I stated the other day, I must wait to see if he reverts to his old tricks when/if the Bucks go on a long losing streak. For now, I feel Skiles is doing a good/decent job.

P.S. - An example of "Old Tricks:" Saying good things about players such as Henson..., observing a certain perimeter bird hurting his team with his poor (and soft) play..., observing a monster game from Henson..., but keeping the perimeter bird where he is. "Players earn their minutes."

Most coaches don't feel their need to "explan" their inner feelings with the press. Skiles seems to legitimately like Henson's upside, buy of course, does realize the young forward's leaning curve hasn't quite qualified him for regular minutes, especially against experienced, powerful foes.

Plus, Hammond needs to clear minutes in the over-crowded power forward spot to make minutes available for the rookie.

Good point fandom. We lost the game cause Dalembert didn't play. We still could have won had Henson played. Skiles doesn't want to play Henson Lamb and Harris as much as they should be playing because it may cost us a few wins if they make a few rookie mistakes which might cause him the job he's already going to lose by the end of the season. As for Brandon sit out! why risk a sore ankle turning into worse.

I did a good/excellent job at not writing anything bad about Ersan and his terribly soft game after the games against the Bulls on Saturday night. I am more calm now so I will write something that will hopefully not be so strong.

It was extremely frustrating to watch Ersan being eaten alive in the paint all game long. It was worse watching Ersan "watch" while Boozer made the play of the game with just seconds left.

"Stretch" power(less) forwards, with the exception of a certain German player, are just a myth. Like one of the Bulls announcers said when they saw what Boozer did. That's what power forwards do.

It was frustrating, I fully agree, to watch Ersan being eaten alive. It was also frustrating to see him stay disengaged from the action under the basket. He's too much of a rebounder (was, at least) to be out setting screens on the perimeter like he likes to do. Get the heck under the basket, raise your arms, and bump somebody. You used to know how it worked. What happened?

Saturday night it looked to me like everyone was hesitant to go to the rim. The Bucks spent the night on the perimeter, at least that's how I saw it. And their jumpers weren't falling so the rest is history. Somebody needs to bump up against Boozer and Deng big time, just to let them know it works both ways. If Rondo and these other smaller guards can get inside against Chicago then so can our guards. C'mon, guys.

Ersan had dominate games against inferior opponents. Firing Skiles Christmas would be a gift, he should have been fired years ago (Chicago fired Skiles approximately 10 games into season). This organization is dysfunctional from the top down. Old Chinese proverb; get doing the same thing, you keep getting the same results. Hard to teach a old dog new tricks...

We are not getting any scoring from our frontline. Dalembert, Pryz, Sanders, Udoh, and Ersan are not consistently scoring right now. Since the Bucks are in "win right now" mode, Gooden should be inserted in the rotation to help the scoring pressure off of BJ, Monta and Dunleavy. I mean, Gooden can't be any worse defender/rebounder than Ersan, right? Plus, if he shows well, that will up his trade value.

Down from #8 last week still respectable @ #14.........this take should infuriate, AI's Ghost and re-affirm Buck KrakkWagon:

"14. Milwaukee Bucks Humble suggestion: Perhaps Monta Ellis shouldn't shoot so much? The former GSW gunner is averaging near 20 shots per game for Milwaukee while hitting on .407 of his attempts.

Sometimes a field-goal percentage can be deceiving. If a player gets to the line a lot, or hits a lot of threes, his "true" field-goal percentage can far exceed that statistical shorthand.

This is the not case with Monta Ellis, who's been hitting on .209 of his three-point attempts and doesn't get to the line frequently for a guard with his usage rate. Monta's "effective" field-goal percentage (a mark that incorporates threes and free throws) is only .428. For comparison to another offguard, Ray Allen's effective field-goal percentage is .639. It's just something to think about on this three-game losing skid. "

Pay no attentionto those numb skulls. Chicago media likes to pump up the opponent so they look better beating them. You should have heard theWGN boys gushing over Jennings in the last game,made me want to puke my guts out like a Peter Putrid doll.